• Troubleshoot and repair a variety of gas and electric boilers, hot water heaters and circulating pumps.
• Installs new boilers, repairs variety of boiler components, including replacement of burners, heat exchangers, fans, pumps, blowers and seals.
• Determines and maintains peak efficiency levels for boilers.
• Annually inspects, cleans and services boilers.
• Works with other maintenance workers, school officials and staff to resolve maintenance problems.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Budgetary Responsibility:  

Provides and verifies invoices in a timely manner.  Adheres to county spending guidelines.

Report Preparation:  

Simple written report due upon completion of every work order.  

Equipment Operation: 

Utilizes equipment pertaining to the installation and repair of boilers.  

Contacts:   

Facility Services personnel and office staff and administrators from individual schools.  Occasional contact with vendors, building inspectors, contract workers.

Work Direction/Supervision:  

Occasional direction given to trades assistants and Facility Coordinators.

Decision Making:  

Frequent independent decision-making and problem solving as it relates to position.  Seek supervisor’s approval for extensive repairs/replacement, all expenditures outside of routine supplies and materials and before calling an outside contractor.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:  

N/A

Physical Demands: 

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal indoor levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly; physical agility to drive, bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  

Work Environment: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of cold and heat, some risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.